Castles

All the fun of the 12th century fair at Nevern Castle 9:33am Thursday 14th July 2011 Print Email Comments(0) The Festival of British Archaeology has come of age this year and an event at Nevern Castle, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, celebrates it with all the fun of the fair. Twelfth century games, an … Continue reading »

Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh, was home to colourful financier John Law, acknowledged as the first millionaire. ALTHOUGH separated by culture and the vast Atlantic Ocean, there is a curious link between the multi-cultural, musical city of New Orleans and an antique-filled castle in a leafy suburb of Edinburgh. Lauriston Castle – more a refined stately home … Continue reading »

Published on Thu Jul 14 09:41:31 BST 2011 A brilliant walk here of 3.6 miles, (5.9kms) to see summer flowers, high summer butterflies and ancient trees. Parking at Forestside’s Christchurch, which was built in 1856 with knapped flint walls like steel armour. Three Irish yews, herb-rich cemetery lawn, and inside a friendly feeling with its … Continue reading »

Balloch Castle could reopen to the public Jul 15 2011 by Lorraine Waddell, Lennox Herald (main ed) CRUMBLING Balloch Castle may eventually be opened up to the public again, the Lennox Herald can reveal. The historic building, which sits at the top of Balloch Park, could be pulling visitors into the area if talks between … Continue reading »

Thursday, July 14, 2011, by Sarah Firshein We have our cousins over at Curbed Chicago to thank for the eye candy above: yup, that’s a castle, and yup, it’s smack dab in the ‘burbs of Illinois. Called, appropriately, “The Castle” (not to be confused with California’s “The Palace,” of course!), the compound is on the … Continue reading »

Wonsees: Rock garden complements Bavarian castle By Dan Blottenberger A simple trip to small towns and villages hidden in the mountains and forests of Bavaria can reveal an abundance of treasures. A sign for Felsengarten, or rock garden, in the Kulmbach suburb of Sanspareil, leads to an adventure into the past. As you enter Sanspareil, … Continue reading »

Work on walls might yield secrets of Colchester castle’s builders 10:00am Wednesday 13th July 2011 Print Email Comments(5) WORK to repair Colchester Castle could reveal more about how the Normans built it in the first place. Scaffolding will go up on the castle’s western wall next week ready for the builders to move in. The … Continue reading »

Wednesday, July 13, 2011, by Mark Boyer Building a huge, hulking medieval castle on your property is a perfectly reasonable thing to do, so long as it meets local building codes, and as long as you plan to live in it. If, however, you plan to sell such a strange structure (for this century and … Continue reading »

Filmmaker Alex DeMille, the son of Author Nelson DeMille, recently showed his film “The Absence” at the Long Island International Film Expo in Bellmore. The film features scenes shot at Oheka Castle in Huntington among other Long Island locations. Check out the video to see what DeMille says about shooting scenes on Long Island and … Continue reading »

A Building Site in Early Sixteenth-Century Normandy: The Castle of Gaillon, Organization, Workers, Materials and Technologies Bardati, Flaminia The Second International Congress on Construction History (2006) Abstract The castle of Gaillon, built in Normandy between 1498 and 1510 for cardinal Georges I d’Amboise, has been considered one of the first and most significant achievements of … Continue reading »